Welcome to the Shelby County, Ohio web site.  Our agricultural / industrial county of 47,000 population is located in the upper Miami Valley on the Interstate 75 corridor in west central Ohio.  The county seat of Sidney is a light industrial city surrounded on three sides by residential housing with a wide variety of industry, shopping and restaurants on the far west side.  Our beautiful courthouse square in the very heart of the city is surrounded by many historic buildings. 

Shelby County is noted for a rich agricultural heritage and industrial base and is a welcome place to live, work, and raise a family.  We hope you enjoy your visit through our web site.

Shelby County Board of Commissioners

County Commissioners are the general administrative body of the County government and perform duties which are specifically authorized by the state legislature. They are the County government taxing, budgeting, appropriating, and purchasing authority. They hold title to County property. Commissioners’ responsibilities also include hearing and ruling on annexations, approving drainage improvements through the petition ditch process, establishing water and sewer district rates as well as making improvements, and providing for solid waste disposal.